Washboard.



L. E. BENSON.

WASHBOABD. APPLICATION I'IL ED DBO. 2, 1907.

Patented Nov. 17, 1908'.

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LEONARD E. BENSON, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS;

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T 0 all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEONARD E. BENSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, county (if/Cook, and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Nashboards, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to wa-shboards for laundry use, and the object ofmy invention is to provide a washboard which may be readily attached orfirmly fixed to atub or similar receptacle, to the end that the boardmay be held perfectly firm and still, permitting the operator to useboth hands.

Further objects of my invention are to provide a washboard having alonger rubhing surface than usual, and to provide a washboard' which maybe securely held within the tub without resting on the bottom.

A further object is to provide a Washboard which may be secured to anywash-tub, either portable or stationary, and held at the properinclination A further object is to provide a. washboard as mentioned,which shall be trong and durable and of low cost to manufacture.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

My invention will be more readily understood by reference to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification and inwhich,

Figure l is a vertical section of the device en'ilmdying my invention,illustrating the same as attached to the side of a tub. Fig. is aperspective view of the board, and Fig. 3 is a side elevation of amodified form.

Referring to the drawings, the washboard comprises the board, L'havingthe side bars, 2,-2 and a zinc rubbing surface, 3. To the under face ofthe board, 1, I secure a pair of substantially triangular brackets orblocks, 4 which support the board at the proper inclination in the tub.The blocks or members, 4 are each provided with means for attaching theboard to the side of a tub and for securely clamping it thereto. To

.this end, I provide the clamp secured to e: -.h member and comprising avertical portion 5 secured to the outer edge of the member, i and allullZOlltzll oliset portion, 6

Specification of Letters ?atent.

Application filed December 2, 1907. Serial No. 404,769.

Patented Nov. 17, 1908.

which rests upon the edge of the tub and a depending portion, 7.

The device isreadily placed upon a tub of any style and is securelyclamped thereto by the thumb screws, 8 which are threaded through theportion, 7 and impinge against the side of the tub.

The board is formed without the usual legs to rest upon the bottom ofthe tub, the. board being supported entirely by the clamp and held atthe proper inclination by the bracket members, l. However, the board ismade of suificient length to reach nearly to the bottom of the tub andthe zinc washing or scrubbing surface extends to the bottom of the boardforming an unusually long scrubbing surface. It is obvious that as theboard is held perfectly firm in the proper position in the tub, bothhands are free for use.

Ipstead of forming the members, 4c, of separate blocks and securing themto the board, 1 they may be formed integrally with the side bars, 2 asillustrated in Fig. 3. Either form is strong and durable and'may bemanufactured at low cost, the blocks, 4: being formed of wood and theclamps of a strip of bar iron bent into the shape shown and described.

Having described my invention what 1 claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:

1. A wash board, in combination with a pair of triangular blocks uponthe back thereof and a clamp arranged upon each of said blocks, saidclamp comprising a vertical portion secured to the outer edge of theblock, an offset portion adapted to rest upon the top edge of a tub tosupport the device out of contact with the bottom thereof, adependingportion and a thumb screw threaded. through said depending ortion,substan,

tially as described.

2. A washboard having side rails in combination with'apair of solidtriangular blocks secured to the back of said boart within said rails,and clamp arranged upon each of said members and adapted to supportsaidboard and hold the same firmly in position, each of said clampscomprising a strip of metal consisting of a straight pornameto thisspecification in the presence of tion securedlto the ogitei' stigma ofits respectwo subscribing Witnesses. tive triangu er inem er, ano setportion, a V w T i 1 depending portion and a thumb screw LEONARD BELthreaded through said depending portion, Witnesses: substantially asdescribed; HOWARD S. AUSTIN,

In testimony whereof I have signed my LlLLEE Bess-um

